The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-04

monkey; % whom they leap mon ~.
mothers back they clasp their tail
about hers and 90 retain their hold.
the mother bending her tail over
her back 90 that MI may have
secure grasp and In this way the fam.
lily travels about among the trec-,op,
in search Of food.
Nearly all the monkeys carry their
young in their arms. and they are often
sccn asiride Of the neck. pceling over
the mothers shoulder In q comical
way. The whale will often support
her young on her back. aud rcmem-
Der an instance where California
whale and calf were followed In shore:
the latter. wounded by the whalers. was
floundering about and sinking. ullI.
matcly 10 b. drowned. when the devoted
mother rushed 70 the rescue. and placing
herself under the enormous baby lifted
10 up near the surface 80 that II rested
upon her back. and actually cndcav-
ored to carry IL of In this position.
falling q victim TO the bomb Of tho
whalcrs while attempting the rescue
The sea otter. that ID found in Tho
same waters. Is also noted for the care
OF its young. the little ones being carried
about in every conceivable position.
They are often found in the great kip
| beds that lilo between the breakers AMI
the shore in some parts Of the Pacific
coast The gigantic weed breaks the
|, force Of the waves and forms partial
resting place. Here tho offers ale
often seen lying upon their backs or
swimming about bearing their little
ones. and sometimes tossing them into
the air Just as human mothers toss
their babies to hear their shouts q
merriment.
The dugong. with Its grotesque. al.
most human face. supports its young
upon its flippcrs. and this occurrence
is probably the origin Of many 81 The
tales Of mermaids which so many q
the ancient works contain. The old
voyagcrs. seeing the curious figure
half out Of the water. holding the
young in so human = position. readily
believed 1t TO be the mermaid Of which
they had heard.
| There is hardly branch Of the AMI
NAL kingdom in which we can not find
some creature whose little ones ride
pick a-pack- The young scorpions rs
soon rs born crawl upon their mother.
covering her with = bristling array Of
claws and tails. so that she is often
completely hidden. and. terrible 10
relate. they soon devour her for her
pains
II Many spiders ride about upon their
parents back. and when they are dis
posed TO stray away first fastcn .
thread Of silk TO her. As sort Of apron
string BY which they can travel back
The mother spiders are particularly
careful Of their young. and when
bearing the cgg-sac about are very
| courageous have taken hold Of Al
| egg bag held by a mother. and had
! her dart At my hand. pull and strus-
} | gle, and only release her hold whcr
} she was actually forced away. Te
| protect their nests some species ADOPT
} the most remarkable expedients- Som
; make burrows in the ground which ar
5 closed By spring doors covered b,
: growing plants placed there, i Is al
. legged. by the spiders themselves Ono
in these silk-lincd dcns. the cnem.
. might expect to find the young spde
e family. but. branching of from tn
. | main tunnel. another will be found
also having . door. which closes .
: perfectly that only the sharpest-eye'
: enemy can perceive it and here. per
9 haps. the young spiders lie concealed
Il feeding on the results Of their parents
e foraging.
III Other spiders envelop their youngi'
IS 4 silken balloon. and suspend il By
+ single thread. and thus footing ]
g | the air It Is safe from attack - Wid
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